Lady A, it's great to see you here on the riddle thread. Thanks for your 'guess' but I'm afraid it's not on the right track. I clearly underestimated the universal appeal of chocolate! You have to remember that there is always a little artistic licence involved with riddle-writing, especially for the sake of a rhyme. In the third verse for instance, I might have been a little bit naughty and used an alternative spelling for one of the words. A homonym - or is it a homophone? I always get those mixed up. Anyway, Choices has been closest so far, especially the last part of her first guess.

First, you will find me all around youDon't take me away whatever you doOr your world will come crashing down.

Next, look for me when hunger strikesYou'll find me in versions that everyone likesMostly, not always, a nice shade of brown.

Last, you'll see me in morning and also at nightyou'll see me in shadows away from the lightand in your favourite gown.

First, you will find me all around youDon't take me away whatever you doOr your world will come crashing down.

Next, look for me when hunger strikesYou'll find me in versions that everyone likesMostly, not always, a nice shade of brown.

Last, you'll see me in morning and also at nightyou'll see me in shadows away from the lightand in your favourite gown.

Together, I defy description.Find me soon or suffer a conniption.

* answers below *

Spoiler:

It is Walburga Black.

I thought this would be guessed quickly, given our recent Five Words story. Hopefully the riddle makes sense now you know the answer, but here is a (short ) explanation.

First, you will find me all around youDon't take me away whatever you doOr your world will come crashing down.

I'm assuming most of you are indoors when you check the forum, hence you are surrounded by walls. If you took the walls away, the ceiling would crash down!

Next, look for me when hunger strikesYou'll find me in versions that everyone likesMostly, not always, a nice shade of brown.

OK, clearly everyone looks for chocolate when they're feeling peckish, but I was going for 'burger' here. And if you don't like beef burgers (which are brown), you might like chicken or veggie burgers.

Last, you'll see me in morning and also at nightyou'll see me in shadows away from the lightand in your favourite gown.

The homophone here was morning/mourning which makes black the obvious answer. You'll also find black at night and in shadows, and every woman has a 'little black dress'.

Wall + Burger + Black = Walburga Black

Together, I defy description.Find me soon or suffer a conniption.

A little extra clue: conniption = a fit of hysterical excitement or anger.

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Hello, folks! Since I'm in a HP Riddles Archive frame of mind these days, I thought I'd get our two recently completed riddles — the first 2 played in this forum! — all set-up to be included in the indexed list that I'm working on. In the effort to have only one link to each completed riddle, instead of the 2 links I had to include in the WX Archives (1 for the original riddle post, and the other for the riddle answer/explanation post), I've edited in the following into Verity and Julia's posts:

1) the set #/game # in the topic title

2) the riddle without the attached answer/explanation

3) the riddle with the attached answer/explanation in a spoiler box so that future HP riddlers can't see the answer when they first access your riddle (unless they peek , of course).

Lady Arabella, all the games here have been HP-related so far, but within the HP world, it can be anything. Thanks to PAH, we have a HP Riddles Archive, where you can find lots of riddles for fun or inspiration.

Julia H. wrote:However, we have already had three new riddles on this Forum, not two. The first riddle was Puck's: here and here.

Okay then, Julia, I stand corrected, 3, not 2 riddles. But with all the formatting, reposting, updating, etc., I've been doing lately, I'm bound to get 1 thing wrong every now and again. Thanks for the head's up... the necessary corrections have been made.

And thanks for the plug about the HP Riddles Archive. 250 done, 215 left to go, and 23 Potty HQ Riddles, too. And then... drumroll please..... the Five Words Archive!

_________________"Plenty of courage, I see. Not a bad mind either. There's talent - and a nice thirst to prove yourself ..." (PS/SS)

You smile and think you have it!Your heart's held securely within,Beware of the lair of the Guardian there,As deeper and deeper you swoop and spin,To claim or hoard that which is stored.And never acquire, by stealth or by hire,Ill-gotten gains, because for your pains,Justice will wield its Mighty Sword.

You smile and think you have it!Your heart's held securely within,Beware of the lair of the Guardian there,As deeper and deeper you swoop and spin,To claim or hoard that which is stored.And never acquire, by stealth or by hire,Ill-gotten gains, because for your pains,Justice will wield its Mighty Sword.

Glad you liked the rhyme and you both win - it is indeed ...

* answers below *

Spoiler:

Gringotts!

It doesn't appear to be needed, but I'll post the "solution" anyway.

You smile("grin") and think you have ("got")it,Your heart's held securely within("Where your heart is, there shall be your treasure also" and Gringotts is very safe.)Beware of the lair of the Guardian there(the dragon)As deeper and deeper you swoop and spin,To claim or hoard that which is stored,(riding the cart to your vault)And never acquire, by stealth or by hire,Ill-gotten gains, because for your pains,Justice will wield its Mighty Sword.(The last three lines are a reference to the thieves' warning on the entrance door.)

edited to add: later today I will try to put in the coding for the "Spoiler" field.

* riddle and answer copied/pasted/archived by Mona; formatted/posted by Potteraholic

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